The First 48 Season 18, Episode 5: Flashing Colors

1

Spree Killer

When a potential spree killer targets the most vulnerable in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Detective Max Ryden must stop the murderer before he kills again.

45 min

2

The Grudge

In Mobile, Alabama, a man who turned his life around is gunned down in cold blood. Detectives need to know if his troubled past came back to haunt him.

45 min

3

A Bad Run-In / Inferno

In Tulsa, Oklahoma, a barrage of gunfire kills a man while he's sitting in his car, with his 2-year-old daughter in the back seat. An elderly Atlanta man is burned alive in a building fire suspected to be arson.

45 min

4

Last Rap

When a young man is found executed in the street and a second victim is shot nearby, detectives scramble to track down the dangerous gunman before he kills again.

45 min

5

Flashing Colors

In Georgia's Gwinnett County, a teenager is gunned down outside a nightclub when he winds up at the center of a gang feud.

45 min

6

Buried Secrets

In Mobile, Alabama, a 68-year-old woman goes missing after checking into a casino where she had lost millions.

45 min

7

The Visitor

In Atlanta, after his mother reports him missing, a man is found dead, naked and shot twice in his bedroom.

45 min

8

Rise Up / Somebody's Friend

In Atlanta, a woman is found dead in a garbage can, and a young man is ambushed by neighborhood bullies.

45 min

9

Family First

When a young man goes missing in Tulsa, Oklahoma, detectives must crack a family's code of silence in order to find him.

45 min

10

After Hours / The Cutting Edge

In Atlanta, a stranger guns down a new father in a parking lot. In Georgia's Gwinnett County, a man is stabbed more than 20 times when someone he trusts turns against him.

45 min

11

The Deadliest Sin / Bloodlines

In Mobile, Alabama, the murder of a 19-year-old becomes personal when the team learns that the victim is Detective Jermaine Rogers' cousin. In Tulsa, Oklahoma, a 31-year-old mother is gunned down in front of her home by an unlikely suspect.

45 min

12

A Killer Fight / Do the Right Thing

In Mobile, Alabama, a street fight escalates to a shooting that leaves a man dead in his front yard. In Tulsa, Oklahoma, a drive-by shooting stemming from a gang feud claims the life of a 16-year-old girl, while her boyfriend clings to life.

45 min

13

The Fallen Angel

A beautiful teenager found naked and shot to death in an Atlanta park. With no evidence to work with, rookie detective Andre Lowe struggles to unravel the mystery. But the viciousness of her mysterious death evokes the sympathy of the entire Homicide Unit who pitch in to identify her and recreate her last hours on earth from tiny clues. The case captures the hearts of the public and, with tips flooding in, the detectives work round the clock to try to find her killer/killers.

45 min

14

The Brotherhood & Lit Up

In Mobile, Alabama, a young man is murdered at his girlfriend's house when drive-by shooters unload several dozen rounds at the home; in Tulsa, Okla., a Jeep is found crashed along the highway with a man sitting inside, shot dead.

45 min

15

Young Guns

When an innocent bystander protecting a young woman is gunned down, detectives scramble to learn who fired the fatal shots before anyone else gets hurt.

45 min

16

Tracked

When a father of three is executed on his front porch, Gwinnett County Homicide discovers that those closest to him are hiding a dark secret.

45 min

17

Random Acts & Blunt Force

In Mobile, Alabama, a 70-year-old Vietnam vet is found beaten to death in his home, where detectives discover cryptic threatening letters; in Tulsa, Okla., a random shooter reveals startling new information on a cold case.

45 min

18

Crossroads

In Tulsa, Oklahoma, detectives suspect a random roadside encounter when they find an unidentified cyclist gunned down in the middle of an intersection outside the airport.

45 min